Upshur County Needs Charles Sull for Precinct Three
An Upshur County editorial urges voters in precinct three to elect Charles Sull of Big Sandy. It cites rapid southern growth, road deficits, and lack of representation as reasons to choose a candidate with farming, business, and school experience.
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Upshur County
Charles Still
Gladewater
Union Grove
Red Rock
Big Sandy
Texas
Oito
Third District
Upshur
Charles Sull
Gilmer
Wood County School Board
Texas primary previews with Ward races in focus
Texas voters face a tight primary season with 1.85 million Democrats and over 100 thousand Republicans voting May 6. Conventions set to begin the presidential nomination process as Dems eye June 3 runoffs for governor and lieutenant governor amid enduring intra party battles.
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Austin
Texas
Bethy
Preston Smith
Ben Barnes
Dolph Broscoe
Uvalde
Frances Sissy Farenthold
Corpus
Christ
Wayne Connally
Floresville
Ralph Hall
Rockwall
Joe Christie
el Paso
Houston
William P. Habby
Ralph W Yarborough
Senate
Barefoot Sanders
Polls show Democratic and Republican leanings in Texas primaries
Bill Boykin reports polls from two regional Texas editor meetings in Kerrville and Amarillo. Results show Governor Briscoe and Lt Governor Connally leading in Democratic and Republican contests, with varied support for Farenthold, Yarborough, Sanders, and others. Also notes on Medicaid eviction limits and DPS traffic death trends.
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South Texasress Association
Kerrville
Panhandle Press Association
Amarillo
South Texas
Briscoe
Farenthold
Barnes
Smith
Fay
Grover
Connally
Hobby
Christie
Hall
Jones
US Senate
Yarborough
Sanders
Broscoe
Tower
Panhandle
Farent
Reagan
Howes
May is Senior Citizen Month proclaimed by Governor
Governor Preston Smith proclaims May as Senior Citizen Month to honor older Texans. The Governor's Committee on Aging and local aging groups plan activities and programs emphasizing independent living, Meals-on-Wheels, homemaker services, and transportation aids to help the elderly stay in their homes. Local communities may designate outstanding seniors and prepare programs tied to aging initiatives.
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Preston Smith
Texas
Governor's Committee On Aging
Committees On
Carter Clapton
White House
Weather and porch memories mix with plans and lava rock jokes
A reflective piece on rain prompting plans and chores, the shift from porches to patios, and humorous mentions of outdoor cooking. Dr Roy Uyechi from Hawaii and Jarvis College features as the author jokes about loans and lava rock barriers for Gladewater.
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Roy Uyechi
Hawaii
Jarvis College
Gladewater
Gladewater Publishers Consolidate Local Newspapers
The notice lists staff roles for The Gladewater newspaper and details on home delivery and mail subscription rates. It notes consolidation with The Gladewater Times-Tribune in 1949 and The White Oak Texan in 1969 and includes publication schedule.
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Gladewater Times-Tribune
The
White Oak Texan
Campaign Smog and Five Cent Politicians Tip the Scales
An observer laments political pollution from billboards and slogans while predicting shifts after the primary. The piece critiques campaigning, suggests recycling or grinding signs, notes a beer tax bill in Maryland, and imagines a new era of youthful candidates and unconventional inaugurations as voters opt for the best qualified.
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Annapolis, Md
Isaiah Dixon
Dixon
Maryland
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